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ASTANA (TCA) — Negotiations have been held between Kazakhstan’s delegation headed by the Vice-Minister for Investments and Development Arystan Kabikenov and the largest South Korean companies on the activation of bilateral economic cooperation in Seoul, the Kazakh Invest national company for investment support and promotion reported on April 17.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — The development of a road map on solar energy in Turkmenistan was the focus of an OSCE-supported discussion in Ashgabat on 17 April for officials from the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Finance and Economy, the Institute of Solar Energy of the Academy of Science of Turkmenistan, the State Committee for Environment Protection and Land Resources, professors from the Mary Turkmen State Energy Institute and representatives of other relevant institutions and nature protection public organizations.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — To raise public awareness of tuberculosis (TB) and its impact on public health, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through its TB Control Program with its partners in Tajikistan — the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population, the National Tuberculosis Program, and the Republican Center for Healthy Lifestyles — recognized World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, the US Embassy in Dushanbe reported on April 17.
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ALMATY (TCA) — A European delegation has met with inmates in Kazakhstan whom rights activists consider political prisoners in the tightly controlled Central Asian country, RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service reported.
BISHKEK (TCA) — China seeks to increase its military influence in Central Asia and Afghanistan, primarily to ensure security in its Xinjiang region and secure its investments as part of the Belt and Road Initiative in the wider Central and South Asian region. We are republishing this article on the issue by Stephen Blank, originally published by the CACI Analyst:
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — The Presidents of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are expected to meet on 24 April. However, it is not clear yet where the meeting is scheduled to be held, independent foreign-based news website Chronicles of Turkmenistan reports citing its sources.
